obstetrics

[ uh b-ste-triks ]

/ əbˈstɛ trɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth. Abbreviation: OB, ob

Nearby words

Origin of obstetrics

First recorded in 1810–20; see origin at obstetrical, -ics

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Examples from the Web for obstetrics

A new study released today in Obstetrics & Gynecology could close this contentious question for good.
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He graduated medical school in 1991 and completed a single-year internship in obstetrics and gynecology, finishing in 1992.
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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 198 (2): 210.
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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 198 (3), 298e 1-8.
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Finally, I decided that I would take a special course in obstetrics, and I spent about six months studying very hard.
The Demands of Rome|Elizabeth Schoffen
Edgar, in a manual of obstetrics which is widely regarded as a standard work, states that this is "yet a mooted question."
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
His son, Paul Dubois, was also a celebrated accoucheur, and the author of several able works on obstetrics.
Later Queens of the French Stage|H. Noel Williams
The story of the Caesarean operation attests the evolution of obstetrics.
The Century of Columbus|James J. Walsh
He told Mrs. Glorbach, seventeen miles out, that I wasn't up-to-date in obstetrics.
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British Dictionary definitions for obstetrics

obstetrics

/ (ɒbˈstɛtrɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and the treatment of women before and after childbirth

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Word Origin and History for obstetrics

obstetrics

"science of midwifery," 1819, from obstetric (adj.); also see -ics.

Medicine definitions for obstetrics

obstetrics

[ ŏb-stĕt′rĭks, əb- ]

n.

The branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the recuperative period following delivery.

Science definitions for obstetrics

obstetrics

[ ŏb-stĕt′rĭks ]

The branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth.

Culture definitions for obstetrics

obstetrics

[ (uhb-ste-triks) ]

A branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy, labor, and the period of recovery following childbirth.